Selenium Food Complex
by New Chapter · tablet or pill · 90 tablets
- Off the market since October 2018 (NIH)
- DSLD label 38704
- Serving 1 tablet
- 90 servings
Selenium Food Complex by New Chapter lists 19 ingredients, 10 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet; 9 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 27, 2014.
What is in Selenium Food Complex?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Probiotic Nutrients | no amount given | ||
| Selenium | 200 mcg | 286% | Higher than 82% of 7,658 products listing selenium (median 55 mcg). |
| Superfoods(TM) and SpicesSuperfoods(TM) and Spices Note: Proprietary Blend | no amount given | ||
| organic nutritional Yeastas Autolyzed Yeast, milled Rice, Sea Salt | 100 mg | ||
| organic Spinach | 62 mg | 62% of 216 products listing spinach give more (median 125 mg). | |
| organic Blueberry | 38 mg | 78% of 378 products listing blueberry give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Ginger | 4 mg | 94% of 1,770 products listing ginger give more (median 60 mg). | |
| Ginger hydroethanolic extract | 1.6 mg | ||
| organic Ginger supercritical extract | 0.4 mg | ||
| organic Turmeric | 2 mg | 98% of 2,369 products listing turmeric give more (median 150 mg). | |
| organic Turmeric powder | 1.6 mg | ||
| organic Turmeric supercritical extract | 0.4 mg | ||
| Organic Cultured Herbal ExtractsOrganic Cultured Herbal Extracts Note: proprietary blend | no amount given | ||
| Antioxidant Response | 47 mg | ||
| Cinnamon | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Fenugreek | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Oregano | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Cumin | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Coriander | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Rosemary | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Clove | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Allspice | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Peppermint | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 38704 (entered October 27, 2014), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- 94% of the 1,770 products that print an amount of ginger list more than its 4 mg of ginger (median 60 mg).
- 98% of the 2,369 products that print an amount of turmeric list more than its 2 mg of organic turmeric (filed by NIH under turmeric) (median 150 mg).
The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Selenium Food ComplexNew Chapter Organics · off the market same ingredients
- GTF Chromium Food ComplexNew Chapter · off the market 14 shared, 93% alike
- E + Selenium Food ComplexNew Chapter · off the market 14 shared, 87% alike
- Every Woman's Iron SupportNew Chapter Organics · off the market 13 shared, 71% alike
- Mineral Food ComplexNew Chapter · off the market 14 shared, 63% alike
- C Food ComplexNew Chapter Organics 13 shared, 61% alike
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Can be taken on an empty stomach
- Suggested use: One tablet daily. Can be taken anytime, even on an empty stomach.
- Warnings
- Caution: As with any dietary or herbal supplement, you should advise your healthcare practitioner of the use of this product. If you are nursing, pregnant, or considering pregnancy, you should consult your healthcare practitioner prior to using this product.
- Contains: Fermented soy and fermented wheat (as food source for Saccharomyces cerevisiae).
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free. 100% vegetarian; no artificial flavors or colors.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 38704.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gum Acacia, Silica, Lac Resin, Carnauba wax.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): OU.
How many labels does Selenium Food Complex have?
One label is on file, entered on October 27, 2014.
- Label 38704 (current) Entered October 27, 2014 · off the market October 15, 2018 · 90 tablets
DSLD also links this label to: Selenium Food Complex (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NEW CHAPTER, INC. (manufacturer), BRATTLEBORO, VT. All New Chapter products.